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Reports on a visit from Japanese brewer Sapporo in Great Britain to investigate sourcing assured British barley in 2005. Remarks from Camgrain's John Latham regarding the visit; Amount of malting barley Japan imports each year; Aim of Latham to have a large proportion of the Japanese market.

Reports on a meeting held by East Anglia, England-based malting barley growers on August 13, 2002 to discuss what action to take over low prices. Name of the grower who called for the meeting; Number of growers who attended the meeting; Commitment of the growers to boycott growing barley.

Reports on the decision of Scottish farmers to continue growing malting barley in 2003 despite price decreases in 2002. Reasons behind the price decreases; Information on several alternatives for malting barley; Details of the proposal to have fixed-priced barley contracts.

The article offers some tips from John Latham, president of Latham HiTech Seeds, on the factors to be considered by farmers during the seed selection process in the U.S. It says that Latham recommends to look for balance maturity levels and to identify crop traits that can maximize farm...

The article reports on the release of the new improved variety of low-input, six rowed barley by the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station. It was named "Solar," which was developed as a winter crop for low water-use environments in the Southern U.S. and the state, where only one or two...

The article reports that spring barley growers in Scotland are favoring the use of the Concerto variety because of its high yield and suitability for malt distilling and brewing, according to Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) cereals specialist Steve Hoad at an SAC/Home Grown Cereals Authority...